The Louvre is the most famous and popular museum of the world that stands inside the royal palace. The Louvre collection is considered to be the biggest and what’s more, it contains exhibits from all over the world. Here you can see Egyptian tombs and mummies and the star of Louvre – Mona Lisa!
You can plan you route through the most interesting for you halls in advance by studying the map of the Louvre on its official website
http://www.louvre.fr/plan. The site also provides detailed information on the opening hours of the museum, which varies depending on time of year and day of the week. Here
http://www.louvre.fr/billetterie services for purchase tickets online are specified. It is possible to buy the tickets to the Louvre directly at the box office, but then you should be ready for the long wait as the museum is famous for its queues. However, the true connoisseurs of art would never consider it as a serious obstacle.
The visitors can brighten up the waiting by admiring the magnificent glass pyramid of the Louvre, located in the courtyard at the main entrance to the museum. Its view is particularly impressive with the background of an ancient palace in the evening, when all around is transformed by luxurious illumination.
